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Deadly Fungal Infections Confound Doctors—‘It’s Going to Get Worse’ (archive.is)
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[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago

Medical experts say one reason for the surge is that more people have compromised immune systems, including cancer patients and those taking medicines after organ transplants. Compounding the problem, research shows, is that rising temperatures appear to have expanded the geographical range of some deadly fungal pathogens, and possibly made them better adapted to human hosts.

Literally the last of us

[-] vegivamp@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago

Can't wait until cordyceps turns up 🙂

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It's been training all it's life for this moment

[-] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

no. it's literally not.

fungal infections always target people with compromised immune systems. one of the first indicators of late stage AIDs was fungal infections.

fungus does not effect healthy people apart from ringworm and other topical things.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

fungus does not effect healthy people apart from ringworm and other topical things.

But it's getting warmer

Which may make more of them able to survive in humans, as per the article, which I quoted?

Compounding the problem, research shows, is that rising temperatures appear to have expanded the geographical range of some deadly fungal pathogens, and possibly made them better adapted to human hosts.

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